Obama Says 33,000 U.S. Troops Can Begin Leaving Afghanistan
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President Barack Obama said the surge of military force he ordered to Afghanistan in 2009 largely has accomplished its objectives and he’ll pull the 33,000 extra troops from the country by the summer of 2012.
With waning public support for the almost 10-year-old war, Obama outlined a plan to withdraw 10,000 troops this year with the rest returning home by September of next year. He reiterated a goal of turning over security for the country to Afghan forces in 2014.